Cartridge-discharging attachment for guns.



1 J. KRAMER. CARTRIDGE DISGHAEGING ATTACHMENT FOR GUNS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1913.

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i zen of, the United States,

ing over the loading opening.

I To all whom it may concern:

charging Attachments for Guns,

- UNITED/STATES PATENT OFFICE.

iosnrn KRAMER, or MOBILE, ALABAMA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

cm'rmnefi mscmmeme ATTACHMENT For. eons.

Application filed April 15, 1913. Serial No. 761,397.

Be it J osern KRAMER, citiresiding at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and'State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Disof which kn own that I,

the following is a specification.

My invention relates to automatic magazine firearms, in which the recoil following the explosion of the cartridge is used to operate the breech mechanism, firearm being illustrated and described in Patent No. 768,665, granted to Thomas G Johnson, August 30, 1904. In gunsof class, there is provided a spring actuated cartridge carrier disposed within the gun frame and having-- a prolongation extend- This carrier is normally disposed in alinement with the magazine but may be forced inward to disclose the opening to the magazine. When so forced inward, it forms a trackwhereby cartridges are guided into the opening of the magazine or outof the opening when the cartridges are being withdrawn. To permit either the introduction of shells or the'expulsion ofthe shells, it 'is necessary to force the carrier inward. In order to withdraw unexploded shells from the magazine, it is necessary to insert the finger through the loading opening and hold the cartridge carrier forcedinward. This allows the magazine spring to force thecarhold the carrier inward, and as the magaposed in zine spring is relatively strong, the foremost cartridge Wlll be projected rearward I .frame and forming part of the latter, is the barrel-extension 6. The gun frame forms a against the finger with considerable force and the cartridge will bruise and lacerate the fingen Where many cartridges are ing'thus removed from the magazine, bruising action will be considerable.

The primary object of my invention is to avoid the objection above noted by providin means whereby the carrier may be forced inward without the necessity of i'nserting the finger in the loading opening and holding the cartridge carrier'inwardly the "pressed, so'that the finger need--not'be disthe way of the cartridge as it is ejected from the magazine.

A further object is to so. dispose the means the cartridge carrier this type of of the gun and in most convenient position to the hand of the operator.

Another object of the invention is to providethe barrel with a balancing weight disposed along the entire extentof the barrel on its upper side and aifording a flat and a relatively .wide sighting surface as well as properly balancing the gun, the upper face of the balancing weight disposed upon the barrel being approximately barrel extension.

A further object of the invention is to provide an extension to the magazine where,- carried within the magazine than is usually possible in guns of this type. i l Other objectswill appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein: v

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gun constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a portion of a gun constructed in accordance with my invention, the gun frame and a part of the fore stock being broken away to show the internal mechanism. Fig. 3 is an under side plan view partly in section of my improved gun, the magazine being shown in section. V

. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated -in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

' In these drawings, 2 designates the gun stock and 3 the barrel. 4 designates the gun frame and 5 the forestock. All these parts are of the usual construction.

Disposed between the barrel and the gun flush with the casing "i-nclosing the receiving chamber 7.

Formed within the fore stock and extending forwardly beyond the fore stock is the magazine 8. Between the trigger guar frame 9' and the fore stock, and formed in the bottom of thegnn frame, is the loading opening 10 through which (illl'lldQOSdllfiY be placed in order to fill the magazine. Disposed withinthe gun frame is the cartridge carrier designatedgenerally 11. This car-.

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tridge carrier is of the nsual shape and is provided with the two parallel, forwardly projecting arms 19.. The rear portion of the cartridge carrier is angularl'y disposed to the forward portion thereof, extends rearextremity,

a spring. Thisspring will act to depress the forward portion of the cartridge carrierand normally posed on each and in alinement with the lower wall of the magazine. When itis desired to insert a therefore the arms 12 are discartridge into the magazine," the cartridge is pressed against the arms 12 forcing the carrier inward until the cartridge is in alinement with the magazine, whereupon the cartridge may be forced forward in the usual After the carridge has been the magazine, thev spring 15 will in, order to remove a cartridge'fromf the magazine, it is necessary to force inward the cartridge carrier to the position shown; in 2, whereupon the cartridge will be by means of a spring 16 disposed in the forward end of the magazine or within an exmagazine. This springbea-rsat one end against the magazine p and at the other end against a follower 18 which in turnbears against the foremost cartridge. 7

In 0rder,to provide for forcing inward the cartridge carrier without the necessity of inserting a finger into-the loading open-- ing 1Q, I provide a pin 19 whic downward-from the body of the cartridge carrier 11 and extends throu h anopening in the bottom of the guard game; 7 On its the pin 19 is formedwith a button or head 20. The pin 19 projects. out through the guard frame' ad forward end of the triggergu'ard. and side thereof so thatwhen over with the under face Thus the action of; t

" carrier e' cartridge carrier.

gunsof this typ'edo not hold sufiicient cars v tridges. in the magazinesjand hence I have provided. a magazine extension 21 and supported in alinement magazine 8. Th'

ormed of a tubu of which is reduced and connectedin' any suitablemannerto the magazine 8,the outer designated with the end of which is closed by the magazine plug l before referred to. By the use of-this magazine extension, I provide for carrying more cartridges than is usually possible and hence to theusefulness of the add materially n. I

gun frame by 'vided a bal which rests side of the loading'openingthe gun, but also provide a forced rearward .means extending inward from the exterior mg loose contactwith the carrier,

jacent to the side of the gun and the loading entrance to the magazine and ftactlng loosely with its po nt, of v forward end ls magaz ne extension s v ar'member, the inner end vspring"said carrier being movable 'in,wai'd formed on its The extension 21 would act to throw the gun out of balance and hence I have proancing weight designated 22 upon the barrel and extends the entire length with bhG baITBI-QXCQHSIOII 6. I t us provide for not only properly balancing relatlvely wide I whole length of very much facilitates flat surface extending the the barrel which sighting of the gun.

It will be, noted that my invention is very simple, can be easily applied to all makes of guns in which a cartridge carrier is used, and that it is of particular convenience where shells are to be. removed from the magazine. While I have illustrated a particular type of gun, it is to be understood f of course that my invention may be applied I to other types and that I do not wish to be limited to the particular form of gun ilIus-' trated. I What I claimis: Y

1.- In a gun' of the character described, a

a movable cartridge carrier .disposed at the entrance tolthe magazine, and

of the gun and engaging the cartridg rier, said means being manually movable to f force theicartridge carrier inward and havwhereby t e carrier may move inwardly independentlyof-the said means. t 2. Ina gun of the character descr1bed, a magazine, a movable cartridge carrier dis- 1 posed at the entrance'to the magazlne, and a shiftable pin extending through the-under vloosely engaging saidcarrier whereby the carrier may e manuj ally-shifted inward whereby said. carrier may have movement independently of the gun of the character described, a a cartridge carrier disposed at-the pivotallysu ring norma y gthe cartridge and means L projecting, side ofthegun-and conthe carrier forward of v pivotal ort whereby the of the cartri ge carrier maybe t d inward against the forc'e of vthe rear end, as forcing the forward end ,0 carrier outward, through the under independently of said meane;

character-described 8} gun ame, a, barrel extending from the frame, a magazine extendingfrom the frame beneaththe barrel said frame-being under si e with a loading opening, an angular cartridge carrier' pivoted in the interior of the frame and having 130 s th of the loading opening, a guard frame disposed beneath the rear end of the gun frame and rearward of the loading opening, an angular cartridge carrierpivotally supported adjacent its rear end in the gun frame and opening, a

havingspaced forwardly extending arms eX tendin abovethe loading opening, a-spring normaly holding the forward end of the carrier shifted outward, anda pin loosely mounted in the trigger guard frame, the inner end of the pin contacting with the cartridge carrier forward of its pivot, the outer end of the pin being. disposed adjacent the sideof the trigger guardand being formed with a head.

In testimony whereof I afiix in presence of two witnesses.

'JOSEPI-I KRAMER. [n s.]

Witnesses:

SAMUEL N. AoKER, W. N. WOODSON.

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